15Access to premises and things—Territory

15 Access to premises and things—Territory (1) For this Act, the auditor-general or an authorised person may, at any reasonable time, enter and remain on premises occupied by the Territory or a territory entity. (2) The auditor-general or an authorised person may do any 1 or more of the following in relation to the premises or anything on the premises: (a) examine and copy, or take extracts from, any document on the premises; (b) examine anything else on the premises; (c) require a person on the premises to give the auditor-general or authorised person reasonable help to exercise a function under this section. Example for par (a) copying a computer file to a data storage device Example for par (c) assisting in accessing data held in or accessible from a computer on the premises Note Document includes anything from which images, sounds, messages or writings can be produced or reproduced, (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). (3) The auditor-general is not entitled to enter or remain on the premises if the auditor-general does not produce written proof of his or her appointment when asked by a person on the premises.

Functions and powers Part 3 Power to obtain information Division 3.6 Section 15A R22 18/09/24 Auditor-General Act 1996 Effective: 18/09/24 page 29 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (4) An authorised person is not entitled to enter or remain on the premises if the person does not produce written proof of authority when asked by a person on the premises. (5) In this section: authorised person means a person authorised in writing by the auditor-general for this section. premises includes land and any place.